1. The thirteen colonies were colonies of what country? _______________________________

2. Which colony was farthest north? _______________________________

3. Which colony was farthest south? ____________________________

4. The colonies were bounded by the Appalachian Mountains on the west. What ocean bordered the colonies on the east? ______________________________________________

5. The oldest colony was Virginia (founded in 1607). Which colony was just south of Virginia? ______________________________

6. The colony of Virginia contained what are now the states of Virginia and West Virginia. What colony bordered Virginia to the northeast? ______________________________

7. The colony of Massachusetts was composed of what are now the states of Massachusetts and Maine. What colony was between the two parts of Massachusetts? ______________________________

8. What colony was located east of Connecticut? ______________________________

9. The colony of New York contained what are now the states of Vermont and New York. What two colonies bordered the colony of New York on the south? ______________________________ and ______________________________

10. In what year did the 13 colonies declare their independence from Britain? _______________